Prey Helps You Locate Stolen Devices, Ubuntu and Android Packages Available

[ Thanks to kiterunner for this link. ]

"Prey is an open source application that sends data regarding the current location of your missing device. The latest version of the application has the capability to even take pictures using the device's inbuilt webcam and send it to you upon request.

"When your device goes missing and someone boots it, Prey will try to send the the geographical location data of your device using either Wi-Fi(which can be set to 'connect automatically') or direct Ethernet connection."

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